Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
Sessions
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- More Than Just Black and White Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 14:00 - 15:00 | 1 hour
- Heroes and villians can't be all good or evil. Join the panelists for a lively discussion of favorite heroes and villians and what makes them so...
- Panel
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15:15
- The State of Self-Publishing Today Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 15:15 - 16:15 | 1 hour
- The publishing world and self-publishing in particular changes very quickly these days--example, how CreateSpace is now folded into Kindle...
- Panel
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16:30
- Publishing Paths: Pros and Cons of traditional, self-publishing, and hybrid publishing Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 16:30 - 17:30 | 1 hour
- Panel
17:45
17:45
- Reading by Deby Fredericks Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 17:45 - 18:15 | 30 minutes
- Talk
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19:00
- Research and Writing Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 19:00 - 20:00 | 1 hour
- From science to history to magic, the world is full of source material for writes if you only know where to look. Our panel of writers, game des...
- Panel
20:15
20:15
- Why Is Hollywood So Unoriginal? Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 20:15 - 21:15 | 1 hour
- Marvel, DC, Mission Impossible, Transformers, why has Hollywood strayed further and further from original content. Talk with our panelists about...
- Panel
9:00
9:00
- Author collaborations Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 9:00 - 10:00 | 1 hour
- Panel
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12:00
- Sanan Kolva Reading Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 12:00 - 12:30 | 30 minutes
- Talk
12:45
12:45
- Communicating between Writers and Artists Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 12:45 - 13:45 | 1 hour
- If you aren’t one of those people who can both draw and write, then there’s a good chance you will be collaborating with a creative type w...
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14:00
14:00
- Finding Time to Write Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 14:00 - 15:00 | 1 hour
- Do you have this wonderful story idea that you can’t find the time or energy to write about? Our panel of writers with real day jobs will share ...
- Panel
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15:15
- Creating a World? writer/artist collaboration Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 15:15 - 16:15 | 1 hour
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16:30
- Character Building Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 16:30 - 17:30 | 1 hour
- Those beings that often drive your stories and games, the characters. How does one write/build a character so that it is believable and en...
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17:45
- Artificial People in Science Fiction Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 17:45 - 18:45 | 1 hour
- This is about biological people, enhanced or otherwise, who are not conceived and gestated in the normal way. From "Frankenstein" through "Rossu...
- Panel
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19:00
- Believable Worldbuilding Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 19:00 - 20:00 | 1 hour
- A panel on the importance of authenticity and believability in fantasy and SF worldbuilding. How your worldbuilding affects suspension of ...
- Panel
20:15
20:15
- Blending Magic Realism with Science Fiction Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 20:15 - 21:15 | 1 hour
- How can the literary techniques of magic realism impact science fiction (and fantasy)? Time distortion, the dream-like juxtaposition of th...
- Panel
10:15
10:15
- To Playwright, or Not to Playwright, That is the Question. Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 10:15 - 11:15 | 1 hour
- From Shakespeare to Arthur Miller, Lynn Nottage to Tony Kushner, the art of the Playwright is a craft unlike any other. Come discuss and l...
- Panel
11:30
11:30
- Figuring out your productivity as a writer Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 11:30 - 12:30 | 1 hour
- Teaching you how to figure out your target hourly wordcount to up your daily writing output. How to motivate yourself to push past procras...
- Panel
12:45
12:45
- A Taste of the Civil War Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 12:45 - 13:45 | 1 hour
- A Taste of the Civil War: Want to write realistic Steam Punk or Victorian era fiction? Time travel to the American Civil War and touch, ta...
- Panel
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14:00
- The multi-dimensional villain Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 14:00 - 15:00 | 1 hour
- Panel
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14:00
- Space Navies Science Fiction Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 14:00 - 15:00 | 1 hour
- Space Navies Science Fiction has created a wide variety of navies that operate in space. They range from the Star Destroyers of Star Wars to the Ro...
- Panel
15:15
15:15
- World Building 101 Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 15:15 - 16:15 | 1 hour
- Panel
16:30
16:30
- The Writer/Agent Relationship Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 16:30 - 17:30 | 1 hour
- You hear it from everyone—finding representation is the key to opening doors. So what should you be looking for in an agent, and what can you expec...
- Panel
17:45
17:45
- Self-publish and Upload Your Book Online Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 17:45 - 18:45 | 1 hour
- Panel
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19:00
- Creating Characters That Fit Your World and Worlds That Fit Your Characters Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 19:00 - 20:00 | 1 hour
- Regardless of which comes first when you craft a story, the characters or the world, they need to work together. But sometimes, that amazing new pl...
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20:15
20:15
- Relativity and Science Fiction Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 20:15 - 21:15 | 1 hour
- Panel
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9:00
- Freelancing for Fun and Profit Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 9:00 - 10:00 | 1 hour
- Panel
10:15
10:15
- Conlanging 101: Fantasy Languages Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 10:15 - 11:15 | 1 hour
- Panel
11:30
11:30
- Shapeshifters in Fiction Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 11:30 - 12:30 | 1 hour
- From myth and legend to fantasy, horror and, yes, even romance, the shifter character has a long tradition of lore and trope behind it. Why d...
- Panel
12:45
12:45
- The realistic, multi-faceted, scary as hell villian Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 12:45 - 13:45 | 1 hour
- Panel
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14:00
- Finding Art for Authors and other Creatives Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 14:00 - 15:00 | 1 hour
- Panel
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- A conversation with John Lovett, Producer and Screenwriter on getting your manuscript or screenplay sold in Hollywood. Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 15:15 - 16:15 | 1 hour
- A thirty year veteran of making motion pictures and television, starting in a small production company, he has produced and written numerous milita...
- Panel
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16:30
- To Outline or Not to Outline--that is the Question Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 16:30 - 17:30 | 1 hour
- Do you find yourself able to sit at the keyboard and let the story flow from beginning to end, or do you find yourself stumped after the first scen...
- Panel
20:15
20:15
- Aegis of the Elements: “There Are No Fish in Salia" Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 20:15 - 21:15 | 1 hour
- Come talk with the Aegis crew. Learn about Vendrial, the Aegis and the upcoming projects within the Aegis of the Elements IP. Including the Board G...
- Panel
9:00
9:00
- When Genres Collide Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 9:00 - 10:00 | 1 hour
- How pure do you like your writing? What recipe is preferred by readers? Scifi with a dash of fantasy? Fantasy with a pinch of romance, or a whole c...
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11:30
11:30
- Physical Health and Writing Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 11:30 - 12:30 | 1 hour
- Writing, especially full time writing, is an athletic endeavor that will destroy your body if you don't take care of it. We'll discuss exercises, s...
- Panel
12:45
12:45
- Sanan Kolva Reading Red Lion Hotel Pasco, WA - 3129- Writing Track
- 12:45 - 13:15 | 30 minutes
- Reading